SS how many have you had?

i seem to have had a couple!
handjob

(also had a black one when i busted the silver)

unit

current one

of course it has the all important bell

remembered two more 😳
planet x

P7

i seem to have had a few 😆

did they all have different gearing?

Ones enough for me….

that was actually as serious question, is there an optimum ratio or is it very much down to personal preference?

stumpjumper (with chain tensioner)
surly 1×1
stumpjumer (now chopped and dropped)
voodoo wanga
genesis io
unknown cx frame
surly crosscheck

lemond tourmalet run as a fixie
lemond fillmore run as a fixie

think there is an optimum ratio but this depends if you ride bmx, mtb, road and probably the terrain you encounter. Think you divide the front sprocket by the rear and you should get roughly 2.7.

all the above had/have 34:18 but that’s only coz it was the only combo i had at the start and i didn’t change it, infact the rear shimano bmx sprocket is still going 7 years later 🙂

Three.

A converted Kona Hahanna which is hanging up in the garage awaiting rebuilding as a commuter.

A converted geared Inbred, which is in use every day as a commuter at the moment.

A Solitude drop bar 29er which is waiting for thinner tyres.

Kobe

Love Hate

Evil

Duster

Fixed

Six:

Kona Kilauea
On-one Slidy inbred
Cannondale F900
GT Peace
On-one 853 inbred

and a Spesh Langster (though it was a fixie)

All good and just a progression of frames really rather than multiple SSs at the same time

Latest one:

oops!

sc-xc.

That last pics looks like you’ve been doing more than your normal amount of maintainance on it.

About 20 in various makes & sizes, most of them where as a kid growing up,only rich kids had gears in those days………………

I’ve had 4.

Converted Orange Evo2 then a Kona Unit and now have a On One Inbred 853 and a Giant Bowery Fixie.

My first and loving it so far…….

As for the ratio.

I think it`s down to personal choice IMHO… I run 32-18 here in the north Lakes. I can climb but i recon anything more would blow yer knees appart!!

Four: a chrome Bates Fixie when I was a teenager, a Handjob to see if I got on with a ss mountain bike, which had all the bits swapped onto an On-One 853 frame five years later, and now a Kona Sutra with bullhorn aero bars and mudguards as my winter hack bike. It’ll soon have cx tyres as well, and possibly an 8-speed hub and carbon forks later this year. Fun bike, the Kona. Sorry, can’t post up pics from this devise.

Three. On-One Inbred, Kona and and a Nicolai

inbred 29er

soma juice 29

genesis io 725

and now this, in SS form…

plus this for town…

Cannondale CAAD3
Converted 89 clockwork Orange
Surly 1×1 non disc
Cove HandJob with tensioner
surly 1×1 disc
Inbred

Just the one.

But it was a long time ago and I grew out of it.

4 1/2 –

Inbred (still got)

A beach cruiser (bought on a whim and still got)

GF Rig (sold)

Jones (but currently geared, while my fitness levels build back up)

The 1/2 is a unicyle.

Old steel Merlin frame with horizontal dropouts (trustyrusty)
Surly 1×1 (sold, but still going strong)
Indy Fab 853 Deluxe SS (lovely but broken)
Retro singleated Explosif commuter with mud guards
Dialled Love/hate (my favourite bike, "won" at SSUK06 for having the Shonkiest bike, the Merlin)

Singleated a Trek Roadie that was my commuter for a year or two (sold)
Also used to have an old Commasini roadie that I rode SS (and fixed for a while, but fell off far too much!) that I eventually gave to another forum user in London. So 7 and I’ve still got 4 :0)

Two:

Jump bike thing
Commuter bike thing

Impressive but . . .

takes a deep breath . . .

plus at least 15 unpictured for the pre-digi era

and . . . if anyone’s still reading . . . just built this up . . . it rocks 8)

Four…

converted kona cindercone steel 97
kona unit 2-9
converted alan topcross
Se lager

I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention..

mama, aren’t some of those the same bike just different colours? is that cheating? still hell of a biking family history though, let the obsession continue! 🙂

Just the one RD, although after spending £200+ on the modifications I don’t reckon that counts 😉 (I’ve had two different tiny Inbreds and countless Kona DJ hardtails hence the similar pics)

Hmm, let me see. Not including the geared inbred that i converted but can’t find any pictures of…

plus some a couple of road bikes.

Mama, thats an obsession !

2 –> Orange P7 – converted in ’99 and still going strong and Voodoo Wanga

I thought that’s why we’re here knottie8 😉

Great though, isn’t it? 😆

I don’t think anyone’s going to beat Mama’s tiny bike collection!

You’d think, looking at that lot, and some of the location shots under motorways etc, that it was a fleet belonging to a group of teenage lads.

But no.

Mama, it’s not healthy, you know. You really ought to get some help, love.

Love this shot:

‘Yr mom is fat’

LOL!

Ah, the Dirt Bros Patriot – wish I’d never sold that one (prob goes for all the others too). That spot is pretty near to me, the graffiti changes almost weekly – only pass through on my way home from work now as I got fed up of rebuilding the dirt on top of the concrete banks – maybe it’s time to introduce JD to trailbuilding.

Get some help – you gotta be kidding – I’m having too much fun.